The journal Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa publishes original articles
related to the diverse areas of Psychology and adopts the publication
norms of the sixth edition of the publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (APA, 2010). The authors who pretend to submit manuscripts
to Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa should strictly follow the norms described
in the APA manual.

In accordance with the norms of the APA, the journal Psicologia: Teoria
e Pesquisa accepts manuscripts that fit in one of the following categories:

1. Empirical Studies: Reports of original research with primary
or secondary data sources. They typically consist of distinct sections
that reflect the stages in the research process and that appear in the
following sequence: introduction (development of the problem under investigation,
including its historical antecedents, and statement of the purpose of
the investigation); method (description of the participants, instruments,
materials/equipments and procedures used to conduct the investigation);
results (report of the findings and analyses); and discussion (summary,
interpretation, and implication of the results). This type of article
is limited to 30 pages, including abstract, resumo, figures, tables,
and references. The abstract and the resumo have each a word limit
of 120 words.

2. Literature Reviews: Critical evaluations of material that has
already been published. In this category also are included research syntheses
and meta-analyses. The purpose of this type of article is that the authors
integrate, and evaluate previously published material considering the
progress of research toward clarifying a problem. The authors are expected
to: (a) define and clarify the problem; (b) summarize previous investigations
to inform the reader of the state of research; (c) identify relations,
contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature; and (d) suggest
the next step or steps in solving the problem. There is no predefined
structure for this type of article, so the authors have to find a coherent
format for their text. It is fundamental that the text has an organizing
principle: it should not be a mere compilation of previous investigations.
This type of article is limited to 30 pages, including abstract, resumo,
figures, tables, and references. The abstract and the resumo have
each a word limit of 120 words.

3. Theoretical Articles: In theoretical articles, authors draw
on existing research literature to advance theory. Authors of theoretical
articles are expected to trace the development of theory to expand and
refine theoretical constructs or present a new theory or analyze existing
theory, pointing out flaws or demonstrating the advantage of one theory
over another. In this type of article, authors customarily examine a theory's
internal consistency and external validity. The sections of a theoretical
article, like those of a literature review, can vary in order of their
content. It is fundamental that there is a propositional element in the
text. This type of contribution is limited to 30 pages including abstract,
resumo, figures, tables, and references. The abstract and the resumo
have each a word limit of 120 words.

4. Methodological Articles: This type of contribution present
new methodological approaches, modifications of existing methods, or discussions
of quantitative and data analytic approaches to the community of researchers.
In this case, the use of empirical data serves only as an illustration
of the approach. This type of contribution is limited to 21 pages including
abstract, resumo, figures, tables, and references. The abstract
and the resumo have each a word limit of 120 words.

After consulting with the editor the following categories of contributions
will also be appreciated for publication:

5. Case Studies: This type of contribution contains an analysis
of conceptual implications or a description of an intervention procedure
or intervention strategy. The inclusion is required of appropriate methodological
evidence of interest for the performance of psychologists of the diverse
areas. This type of contribution is limited to 21 pages including abstract,
resumo, figures, tables, and references. The abstract and the resumo
have each a word limit of 80 words.

6. Brief Report: This contribution is a brief but complete report
of a specific research study (see the general model defined for empirical
studies). This type of contribution is limited to 12 pages including abstract,
resumo, figures, tables, and references. The abstract and the resumo
have each a word limit of 80 words.

7. Letter to the Editor: A critical evaluation of an article published
in the journal Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa or a reply of authors
to a criticism of their article. This type of contribution is limited
to 6 pages. No abstract required.

8. Technical Note: A description of original research instruments
and techniques. This type of contribution is limited to 9 pages including
abstract, resumo, figures, tables, and references. The abstract
and the resumo have each a word limit of 60 words.

9. Book Review: A critical review of a recent published book which
provides an orientation to the reader about its characteristics and its
potential use. It is fundamental that this is not merely a summary or
review of the chapters of the book, but essentially a critical review.
This type of contribution is limited to 6 pages, including all its elements.
No abstract required.

10. Inform: Publication of a fact or an event related to Psychology.
In this case the contribution does not need to be original and exclusive.
This type of contribution is limited to 3 pages, including all its elements.
No abstract required.

The process of reviewing by the Editorial Board

Manuscripts that fit in one of the 10 above described categories are
accepted for the reviewing process on condition that: (a) the same contribution
was not already published nor is being submitted to another journal for
publication; (b) all persons listed as authors approve the submission
of the manuscript to the journal Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa;
(c) anyone mentioned as a source of a personal communication has approved
the citation; (d) the authors have followed all ethical procedures recommended
by the standards adopted by the journal.

The first evaluation of the manuscript is accomplished by the Direction
of the journal Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa and consists of a
thorough analysis whether the manuscript is in accordance with the APA
norms, considering especially the following two aspects: the type of contribution
(their main characteristics, defined in this document and in the APA manual)
and the norms of the APA manual regarding redaction and formatting. The
reviewing process will be interrupted in case a manuscript is considered
not to have followed the APA norms: the authors will be informed of this
decision.

In case the manuscript is in accordance with the APA norms it will be
sent for reviewing to the Editorial Board that can make use of ad hoc
reviewers. The authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection
of their manuscripts.

Small modifications in the manuscript can be made by the Direction or
by the Editorial Board of the journal. When substantial modifications
are necessary the author will be notified. In this case the author has
to realize the necessary modifications and has to return the modified
manuscript before the informed deadline.

Copyright

1. Articles published in the journal Psicologia: Teoria
e Pesquisa.

The copyrights of the articles published by Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa are retained by the authors. To Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa is granted the right of first publication. Authors should give appropriate credit to Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa in subsequent publications.

2. Partial reproduction from other publications

Submitted manuscripts containing parts extracted from other publications
have to follow the specified limits to guarantee the originality of the
submitted contribution. A manuscript that contains a reproduction of one
or more figures, tables, drawings and instruments extracted from other
publications will only be referred for analysis if it is accompanied by
a written permission of the holder of the copyright of the original work
to reproduce the specified part in the journal Psicologia: Teoria e
Pesquisa. The permission should be addressed to the author of the
submitted manuscript. Under no circumstances the journal Psicologia:
Teoria e Pesquisa and the authors of the contributions published in
this journal will transfer the rights that were obtained in this way.

The journal Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa adopts integrally the
publication norms of the publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th edition, 2010). The manuscripts should be
written in Portuguese, English or Spanish, or in another language to the
judgment of the Editorial Board.

The submission of all manuscripts should be realized electronically using
the SEER platform with the following internet address: www.revistaptp.unb.br.

When submitting the manuscript the authors have to make an upload in
the journal's system of two files in a WORD 2003 or more recent format.
The first file is the manuscript, without any type of the authors' identification
and containing all necessary elements: title, abbreviated title, resumo
(if written in Portuguese Resumo, and if written in Spanish Résumen),
abstract, text, references, tables (one on each page) and figures (one
on each page). The second file is a cover letter that should contain all
of the necessary elements indicated in the APA manual, signed by all the
authors of the manuscript. Only if strictly essential for the evaluation
of the manuscript additional files should be sent.

The presentation of numeric and statistical information should strictly
follow the recommendations of the APA manual. Manuscripts written in Portuguese
should adopt the normalization of numeric and statistical information
according to recommendations of Carzola, Silva and Vendramini (2009),
which can be accessed for free at the following electronic address:http://www.ip.usp.br/portal/images/stories/biblioteca/Publicar-in-Psicologia.pdf.

It should be mentioned that, in case of articles written in Portuguese,
eventual inconsistencies between the guidelines of the APA manual and
the redaction in Portuguese should be resolved by the authors considering
the general redaction rules of the Portuguese language. The formatting
of the manuscript and the elaboration of tables, figures and other elements
should proceed strictly according to the recommendations of the APA manual.
We recommend strongly that authors evaluate, before submission, whether
their manuscript is in agreement with the check-list presented on pages
241-243 of the APA manual. It should be noted that not following the APA
guidelines in formatting the aforementioned elements can be a motive for
rejection of the manuscript by the Direction of the Journal. As a complementary
source for authors of information about the APA publication manual the
consultation of the following addresses is recommended: